§ 1-101. Definitions

   (a) In general. -- In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) Clerk. -- "Clerk" means the clerk of the circuit court for the county with appropriate jurisdiction.

(c) Comptroller. -- "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the State.

(d) Consumer member. -- "Consumer member" means a nonprofessional member of a regulatory unit who is appointed from the general public.

(e) County. -- "County" means a county of the State or Baltimore City.

(f) Department. -- "Department" means the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

(g) Person. -- "Person" means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.

(h) Secretary. -- "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

(i) State. -- "State" means:

   (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

   (2) the District of Columbia.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 15B, § 1; art. 23, § 165A, 165B; art. 41, § 3-101, 3-201; art. 56, § 135, 157A, 239, 249, 323, 345, 416, 607, 632; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1995, ch. 120, § 5.